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Sunan Abi Dawud 4539 (Book 41, Hadith 46) #24830
Retaliation for Deliberate Killing

SUMMARY: If someone is killed accidentally, compensation is due, but if it is done deliberately, retaliation is due. If someone tries to prevent the killing, they will be cursed by Allah and their good deeds will not be accepted.

Tawus, in his version said: If anyone is killed. Ibn 'Ubaid in his version said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone is killed in error (blindly) when people are throwing stones, or by beating with whips, or striking with a stick, it is accidental and the compensation for accidental death is due. But if anyone is killed deliberately, retaliation is due. Ibn 'Ubaid in his version: Retaliation of the man is due. The agreed version then goes: If anyone comes in (between the two parties) to prevent it, Allah's curse and anger will rest on him, and neither supererogatory nor obligatory acts will be accepted from him. The version of the tradition of Sufyan is more perfect.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُهُ - عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ مَنْ قُتِلَ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي عِمِّيَّا فِي رَمْىٍ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِحِجَارَةٍ أَوْ ضَرْبٍ بِالسِّيَاطِ أَوْ ضَرْبٍ بِعَصًا فَهُوَ خَطَأٌ وَعَقْلُهُ عَقْلُ الْخَطَإِ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ عَمْدًا فَهُوَ قَوَدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ‏"‏ قَوَدُ يَدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا ‏"‏ وَمَنْ حَالَ دُونَهُ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبُهُ لاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ صَرْفٌ وَلاَ عَدْلٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَحَدِيثُ سُفْيَانَ أَتَمُّ
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killing  *  accidental  *  compensation  *  retaliation  *  curse  *  qatl  *  ihtiyari  *  diyat  *  qisas  *  lanah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect life & do not take it away without just cause or reason .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the consequences of killing another person either accidentally or deliberately. If a person kills another person by accident, then they must pay compensation for accidental death as a form of restitution to the family of the deceased. However, if a person kills another deliberately then retaliation is due; meaning that an equal punishment should be given to them as retribution for their crime. Furthermore, if someone tries to prevent this from happening then Allah's curse and anger will rest on them and none of their good deeds will be accepted by Him in recompense for their actions. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to protect life and not take it away without just cause or reason as it can have serious consequences both in this world and in the hereafter.

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